Country Life
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The artwork thrown in a museum bin, Cambridge's most famous sight and the world welly wanging champion unmasked by the BBC
What is it like to grow up in a castle? Can you name Cambridge's most famous landmark? And who is the Welly Wanging World Record Holder? All this and more is revealed in today's Dawn Chorus.
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Country Life 9 October 2024
Country Life 9 October 2024 is our interiors special, with dozens of pages of inspiration and tips to make your old house feel like new — plus a look inside the home of our interiors editor, Giles Kime.
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An Easter Island eclipse, and English Heritage needs your help in looking after 1 million historical objects. Plus, the quiz of the day and more
A photographer travels to the South Pacific to grab a glorious shot of an annular eclipse, and English Heritage is asking for donations to help manage, restore and understand its immense collection. Plus, an affordable art auction during Frieze Week.
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Dawn Chorus: Will 2024 be a bumper year for Autumn colour? Plus take the quiz of the day and more
A year of staggeringly wet weather across most of Britain has caused all sorts of ups and downs for gardeners and farmers — but will it have an impact on the changing colours of the leaves on the trees around us?
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Ten wonderful country houses for sale, as seen in Country Life
From commutable farmhouses to a Georgian masterpiece of astonishing splendour, here's our pick of the best houses to hit the market via Country Life this week.
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Dawn Chorus: Riding through the kitchen on horseback, and other classic English country house pursuits
A spectacular view of Snowdonia, the intelligence of owls and our quiz of the day are all highlights of this morning's Dawn Chorus.
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Michelin are now giving out 'stars' for hotels as well as restaurants — and the first batch of winners in Britain is an amazing roster of beautiful places to stay
Are these the 133 best hotels in Britain?
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Dawn Chorus: The wild creatures back in the West Country for the first time since the reign of Queen Victoria
Pine Martens are back on Dartmoor — but why?
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The Art of Lighting: Four of Britain's top designers share their best tips for choosing lighting
At a recent panel discussion hosted at Vaughan’s London showroom during Focus/24, interior designers Emma Pocock and Sarah Peake, lighting designer Jo Mann of Lighthouse Designs and Richard Smith of Vaughan shared their top 10 tips on choosing lighting.
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An exhibition that brings together the gun that started the First World War, Hemingway's typewriter, Captain Scott's snow goggle and Sgt Pepper's Drum
The gun used to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Hemingway's typewriter and the drum featured on the cover of Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band are part of Rick Guest's extraordinary collection of photography, Holy Relics at the StART Fair.
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Country Life 2 October 2024
Country Life 2 October 2024 looks at estuary life, has a brush with history and looks back at Ian Fleming's classic children's tale, Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang.
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The Dawn Chorus: We're waking up today to a Britain free of coal-powered electricity for the first time in 142 years
Britain's last remaining coal-fired power station has been turned off for good, we reflect on one of Britain's most beautiful lakes, and take a look at a job with an 1980s-style pension.
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One year after being cut down, Sycamore Gap tree lives on with new legacy
Saplings from the iconic tree will be planted across the country and a new exhibition in Northumberland will ask the public to make promises to nature.
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The beauty of bespoke: A journey with Julia Lloyd George
Going bespoke with Julia Lloyd George means getting not just a piece of jewellery, but a lifelong treasure.
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Legacy of loos seeks new custodian
Ever wanted to own more than 1,200 antique loos, washbasins, baths, taps and bathroomalia? Well, now is your chance, as the Thomas Crapper Museum is up for sale.
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Country Life 25 September 2024
Country Life 25 September 2024 straddles both sides of the pond, with the best architecture, property and gardens the US has to offer, as well as why the British hedge is best, the beauty of our canals and the masked women who ruled our roads.
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The Legacy: Harry Brearley and stainless steel
For those born sans silver spoon, the unexpected career path of the unassuming Harry Brearley saved them from unhygienic rusty forks, plastic knives and the unbearable thought of doing away with cutlery altogether.
